THE ANSWER IS 'THANK YOU'...ALWAYS

Powerlessness seems to be God’s starting place, as in Twelve-Step programs. Until we admit that “we are powerless,” Real Power will not be recognized, accepted, or even sought. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditations," September 8, 2025

This morning I am being led to understand more deeply the gift of powerlessness. It is to grin...powerlessness, as in OMG, what if I'm losing my mind? What if I can't fix this? What if, what if, what if...I don't know what to do. 

All the scare-thoughts that race around our mind are simply reminders that God has already taken care of us, of our perceived problem, of our life itself. There. That's why the always answer is Thank You. 

Any problem perceivable by our reasoning mind is ego born and bred. It has a life of its own only if by our thoughts we allow it. Ego does not now, never has, never will, have an equal power to God, God's will, God's way. Its only power is in our thinking it has power, thus our surrender to our own ego as opposed to God...God's will, God's way.

Most important for us to remember is that those are just so many words, meaningless in our walking-around world, if we do not live them daily. 

We realize the quiet word we hear, i.e., give over, give up, give in, is the how-to of life. Even better, we resist it not...we welcome the opportunity to give over, give up, give in.

Thank you.